Networks On Obama's Benghazi Lie, Day 2: The Good, The Bad, And The Indefensible

Published: 10/18/2012 11:26 AM ET

ALEXANDRIA, VA – According to a
Media Research Center (MRC) analysis, NBC and ABC continued to run interference
for President Obama last night by participating in the cover-up of his lie
regarding the terrorist attack in Benghazi. On the other hand, CBS Evening News fully exposed this lie and called out moderator
Candy Crowley for her endorsement of Obama’s deception.

Here’s how it broke down:

- ABC World News spiked Obama’s lie
completely, focusing instead on his high horse debate response that “put Romney
in his place.”

- NBC’s Chuck Todd barely
broached the subject on NBC Nightly News,
and grudgingly conceded that the President implied in his Rose Garden speech
that a YouTube video was responsible. He had no comment on Crowley.

- On CBS Evening News, correspondent Jan Crawford devoted a full story
to President Obama’s deceptive claim that he called the Benghazi attack an “act
of terror” early on, noting the administration’s refusal to call it a terrorist
attack for many days. She also called out Crowley for bolstering Obama’s lie.

MRC President Brent Bozell
responds:

“Jan Crawford and CBS News deserve credit for exposing Obama’s
deception and criticizing CNN’s Candy Crowley for her role in validating the
President’s lie. This is unquestionably a major issue, and CBS covered it
correctly.

“It is outrageous, reprehensible, and indefensible that ABC News and
NBC News are blatantly pushing Obama’s re-election by refusing to report real
news.

“But America is seeing this. NBC and ABC have no credibility.”

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